The Long Run
on building a new world, slowly with intention
The Long Run
takes 10 years of unseen blood sweat and tears to become an overnight success
dreamers addicted to reality instead of realists addicted to dreams.
-Neri Oxman on what she looks for when hiring
Our ideal outcome as a company is not becoming the next Facebook (god forbid), it’s becoming the next Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring hotel in Japan, and one of the world’s oldest businesses (founded in 705 AD).
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more
Bx.comSometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
Allen Pike • An Unreasonable Amount of Time
The goal is to enlighten the newcomer while providing a novel twist that will please the expert. - When Einstein Walked With Godel
If you’re thinking about an idea that you can solve in your lifetime, you’re thinking too small. - Wes Jackson
Here are eight imperatives—all of them drawing strength and sustenance from the humanities:
- We need a way of defining and pursuing progress that doesn’t reduce that concept to something that only comes from a digital device.
- We desperately need access to values and wisdom that aren’t corrupted by the relentless financial metrics and imposed flavor-of
Ted Gioia • The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College
Every “overnight success” is the result of years of thankless work. Success comes not from great acts of genius but from doing lots of small things consistently